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 An e-book device, sometimes also called an e-book reader, is a device used to read e-books. It may be a device specifically designed for that purpose, or one intended for other purposes as well. The term is restricted to hardware devices, not software programs.
Specialized devices have the advantage of doing one thing well. Specifically, they tend to have the right screen size, battery lifespan, lighting and weight. A disadvantage of such devices is that they are often expensive when compared to generic devices such as notebooks and PDAs.
Generic devices- Desktop PCs
- Notebooks
- Sub-notebooks
- Tablet PCs
- PDAs
- Media players
- Internet tablets
- Mobile phones, for example symbian-based smart-phones using e-book reader software, e.g. ReadM
- iPod and some MP3 Players with LCD screens.
Specialized devices
Epaper Based- Sony Reader (2006), epaper based.
- Hanlin eBook V8 (2006), from Jinke, projected for early 2006.
- iRex iLiad ER-100 (2006).
- Librié (2004), from Sony.
- Hiebook (2001?), 5.6 inch LCD, 250 gram.
- NUUT (2007), reads Korean, Japanese, traditional Mandarin, English, and Russian.
- Cybook Gen3 (2007), from Bookeen.
LCD and other screen technologies- Cybook (2004), 10 inch color LCD tablet from Bookeen.
- Ebookwise 1150 (2004), 5.5 inch LCD, a re-branded Gemstar GEB 1150.
Discontinued- The Franklin eBookMan - 1999 - 2002.
- Gemstar REB 1200 and GEB 2150 2001 - 2004.
- REB 1100.
- Rocket Ebook.
- Handera H330.
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